Broadcasting Telecasting (July - Sept 1952)

COMPLETING arrangements whereby CBS-TV Film Sales will represent Bing Crosby Enterprises in the sale of film products for national and syndication service are (I to r) Charles B. Brown, BCE vice president for sales; Everett Crosby, BCE president; Merle S. Jones, CBS-TV vice president for owned stations and special services, and J. L. Van Volkenburg, CBS-TV president [B»T, July 21] 6.11 kw visual, 3.04 kw aural: antenna height above average terrain 426 ft., above ground 426 ft. Estimated construction cost S125.058, first year operating cost $134,370, revenue S150.000. Post Office address: 523 East Capitol Ave., Springfield. 111. Studio location: 523 East Capitol Ave. Transmitter location: 3000 South 4th St. Geographic coordinates: 39° 35' 41" N. Lat., 89° 39' 03" W. Long. Transmitter RCA, antenna RCA. Legal counsel Loucks, Zias, Young & Jansky, Washington. Consulting engineer E. W. Jacker, Elmhurst, 111. Principals include President Harold L. Dewing (25%). Vice President A. W. Shipton (19c) and Secretary L. G. Pefferle (25%). SPRINGFIELD, DJ.— WMAY-TV Inc. (WM AY), VHF Ch. 2 (54-60 mcl: ERP * 100 kw visual, 50 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 505 ft., above ground 550 ft. Estimated construction cost S383.594. first year operating cost S325.000, revenue S385.000. Post Office address 504 East Monroe St.. Springfield. 111. Studio location 101 South Fifth St. Transmitter location near U. S. Highway 54, about 7% mi. NE of Springfield, 12 mi. South of Spaulding. Geographic coordinates 39° 51' 42" N. Lat., 89= 32' 31.5" W. Long. Transmitter RCA. antenna RCA. Legal counsel Cohn & Marks. Washington. Consulting engineer Weldon & Carr. Washington. Principals include President Gordon Sherman (20.6%), Vice President Melvin Feldman (15%). Vice President Syl Binkin (12.1%). Secretary-Treasurer Robert Weiner (12.1%), Edward J. Barrett (10%). Sherrill C. Corwin (10%). Edward G. Burke Jr. (10%) and Ralph E. Stolkin (10%). EVANSVILLE. Ind.— W. R. Tilley, UHF Ch. 50 (686-692 mc): ERP 186 kw visual, 93 kw aural: antenna height above average terrain 514 ft., above ground 526 ft. Estimated construction cost S215.221, first year operating cost S195.000. revenue S200.000. Post Office address: 208 S. E. Riverside Drive, Evansville 8. Ind. Studio and transmitter location: at intersection of Mt. Auburn Road and Bismark St. Geographic coordinates: 37° 59' 21" N. Lat.. 87° 35' 48" W. Long. Transmitter RCA. antenna RCA. Legal counsel Loucks, Zias, Young & Jansky, Washington. Consulting engineer Harold D. Rothrock, Bedford. Ind. Sole owner is W. R. T")<»y, 50% owner of Tuley & Carter 'drilling contractors and oil producers), Evansville, Ind. FORT WAYNE. Ind.— Radio Fort Wayne Inc. (WANE) (Modification of aDOlication). UHF Ch. 21 (512-518 mc); ERP 93.7 kw visual, 46.8 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 425 ft., above ground 450 ft. Estimated construction cost S223.600, first vear operating cost S201.500. revenue S229,950. Post Office address 1205 Fort Wayne Bank Bide., Fort Wayne, Ind. Studio location 127 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne, Ind. Transmitter location 1200 block of Irene St. at corner of Irene and Ethel Streets. GeograDhic coordinates 41° 05' 51" N. Lat.. 85s 09' 28" W. Long. Transmitter RCA, antenna RCA. Legal counsel Segal. Smith & Hennessey, Washington. Consulting engineer George C. Davis. Washington. Principals include President C. Bruce McConnell (54.9%), Vice President Robert B. McConnell (0.09%). Second Vice President Charles Kennedy, Treasurer Frank E. McKinney (14.5%), Secretary Earl H. Schmidt (14%) and Frank M. McHale (9.4%). (For earlier application, see B«T, July 7.) FORT WAYNE, Ind.— Westinghouse Radio Stations Inc. (WOWO) (Resubmitted), UHF Ch. 21 (512-518 mc); ERP 200 kw visual, 100 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 462 ft., above ground 454 ft. Estimated construction cost 3605,000. first year operating cost S986.000, revenue S886.000. Post Office address 1625 K St., N. W.. Washington 6, D. C. Studio location 124 W. Washington Blvd. Transmitter location junction of U. S. Routes 30 and 33, 5 mi. NW of center of Fort Wayne. Geographic coordinates 41° 08' 48" N. Lat., 85° 12' 50" W. Long. Transmitter GE, antenna GE. Principals include Chair[ man of the Board G. A. Price, Vice , President J. E. Baudino and Secretary C. W. Pomeroy. Westinghouse Electric Corp. is 100% owner of Westinghouse Radio Stations Inc. TERRE HAUTE, Ind — John R. Figg, VHF Ch. 10 (192-198 mcl; ERP 27.2 kw visual, 13.6 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 632 ft., above ground 637 ft. Estimated construction cost S294.500, first year operating cost S360.000, revenue S420.000. Post Office address: 510 Hawthorne Drive. Bloomington. Ind. Studio and transmitter location: 4 mi. SE from center of Terre Haute, 0.5 mi. West of Highway 46, near Mt. Pleasant Church. Geographic coordinates: 39° 25' 15" N. Lat., 87= 21' 40" W. Long. Transmitter RCA, antenna RCA. Legal counsel Sidney V. Smith. Washington. Consulting engineer John J. Keel, Washington. Sole owner is John R. Figg, president and majority stockholder of John R. Figg Inc. (wholesale grocers), Bloomington, Ind. TOPEKA, Kan.— Alf M. Landon, UHF Ch. 42 (638-644 mc): ERP 88 kw visual, 50 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 373 ft., above ground 395 ft. Estimated construction cost S235.345. first year operating cost S125.000, revenue 5125.000. Post Office address National Bank of Topeka Bldg.. Topeka. Studio location to be determined. Transmitter location 3.5 mi. WNW of State Capitol Bldg. Geographic coordinates 39= 04' 07" N. Lat., 95° 44' 12.5" W. Long. Transmitter DuMont, antenna RCA. Legal counsel McKenna & Wilkinson, Washington. Consulting engineer Jansky & Bailey. Washington. Sole owner is Alf M. Landon, 65% owner of KSCB Liberal, Kan., and independent oil producer. HENDERSON, Ky.— Ohio Valley Television Co. (WSON). UHF Ch.50 (686692 mo; ERP 25 kw visual, 12.5 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 330 ft., above ground 342 ft. Estimated construction cost S154.788. first year operating cost S106.000, revenue S140.000. Post Office address: Route —3, Henderson, Ky. Studio and transmitter location: 2~.5 mi. ESE of downtown Henderson on Zion Road. Geographic coordinates: 37° 49' 33" N. Lat., 87= 33' 00" W. Long. Transmitter RCA. antenna RCA. Legal counsel Pierson & Ball, Washington. Consulting engineer George C. Davis. Washington. Principals include President H. S. Lackey (10%), owner of WSON Henderson: Vice President Edwin P. Sapineley, theatre owner and operator, and Treasurer Leo King (2%) attorney. Citizens Theatre Co., Henderson, holds 60% interest in applicant: officials of Citizens Theatre Co. include President M. A. Lightman Jr., Vice President Leo King and Secretary-Treasurer W. E. McClure. Malco Theatres Inc., Memphis. Tenn., holds 50% interest in Citizens Theatre Co. LEXINGTON, Ky. — West-Bingham Television Co., UHF Ch. 27 (548-554 mc); ERP 252 kw visual, 148 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 625 ft., above ground 546 ft. Estimated construction cost S239.188, first year Operating cost S220.000, revenue S240.000. Post Office address 1133 Winchester Road, Lexington. Ky. Studio and transmitter location 1133 Winchester Road. Geographic coordinates 38° 02' 36" N. Lat., 84= 27' 46" W. Long. Transmitter DuMont, antenna RCA. Legal counsel Haley & Doty, Washington. Consulting engineer William L. Foss, Washington. Principals include equal partners James Edward West, president and 51% owner of Ranch Motel, Lexington, and C. H. Bingham, president and 50% owner of Pikeville Oil & Tire Co., Pikeville, Ky. BATON ROUGE, La.— Modern Bcstg. Co. (WAFB) (Modification of application), UHF Ch. 28 (554-560 mc); ERP 216 kw visual, 114 kw aural: antenna height above average terrain 492 ft., above ground 500 ft. Estimated construction cost S278.293. first year operating cost S180.000, revenue S204.000. Post Office address: Guaranty Income Life Bldg., Baton Rouge. La. Studio and transmitter location: on corner of Government and Maximillian. Geographic coordinates: 30° 26' 35" N. Lat., 91= 10' 27" W. Long. Transmitter GE, antenna GE. Legal counsel McKenna & Wilkinson, Washington. Consulting engineer George E. Gautney. Washington. Principals include President Louis S. Prejean (18.3%), Vice President T. E. Gibbens (4.5%), Secretary Jack S. Burk (14.9%). Treasurer Francis H. Lee (4.2%), C. C. Barnard (14.9%) and Charles Lamar Jr. (9.1%). BATON ROUGE, La.— Tom Potter, UHF Ch. 40 (626-632 mc); ERP 278 kw visual, 139 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 494 ft., above ground 500 ft. Estimated construction cost S393.807. first year operating cost S400.000. revenue S450.000. Post Office address: 1032 Life of America Bldg., Dallas, Tex. Studio location to be determined. Transmitter location: 2 mi. SE of center of Baton Rouge. Geographic coordinates: 30 = 26' 12" N. Lat.. 91° 09' 13" W. Long. Transmitter GE, antenna GE. Legal counsel Welch. Mott & Morgan. Washington. Consulting engineer E. C. Page, Consulting Radio Engineers, Washington. Sole owner is Tom Potter, independent oil producer and applicant for UHF TV stations in Chattanooga, Tenn., Austin, Tex., and Beaumont, Tex. SILVER SPRING. Md.— See Washington, D. C, listing. BAY CITY, Mich.— James Gerity Jr. (WABJ), VHF Ch. 5 (76-82 mc); ERP 100 kw visual, 50 kw aural: antenna height above average terrain 500 ft., above ground 590 ft. Estimated construction cost S433.187, first year operating cost S325.0O0. revenue S275.000. Post Office address Deer Park. Adrian, Mich. Studio location to be determined. Transmitter location East side of Jones Rd. between Kinney and Brown Roads. Geographic coordinates 43° 29' 51" N. Lat., 83° 48' 58" W. Long. Transmitter RCA. antenna RCA. Legal counsel Arnold, Fortas & Porter. Washington. Consulting engineer A. Earl Cullum Jr., Dallas. Sole owner is James Gerity Jr. MUSKEGON, Mich.— Versluis Radio & Television Inc., UHF Ch. 35 (596-602 mc); ERP 269 kw visual. 137 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 972 ft., above ground 842 ft. Estimated construction cost $293,385, first year operating cost S225.000, revenue S258,322. Post Office address: 6 Fountain St., N. E., Grand Rapids. Mich. Studio location to be determined. Transmitter location: at intersection of Wilson St. and 16th Ave.. 2 mi. East of Conklin. Geographic coordinates: 43= 07' 58" N. Lat., 85° 49' 52" W. Long. Transmitter GE, antenna GE. Legal counsel Pierson & Ball, Washington. Consulting engineer Lee G. Stevens. Sole owner is Leonard A. Versluis, president of Versluis Radio & Television Inc., owner of Special Services Co. and 50% owner of Versluis Studios. He is former licensee of WLAV AM TV Grand Rapids, Mich. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.— Twin Cities Bcstg. Corp. (WDGY), VHF Ch. 9 (186192 mo: ERP 288 kw visual. 170 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 478 ft., above ground 604 ft. Estimated construction cost $400,000, first year operating cost S443.000, revenue $521,000. Post Office address: Nicollet Hotel, Minneapolis. Studio location: Nicollet Hotel. Transmitter location: Foshay Tower Bldg. Geographic coordinates: 44° 58' 30" N. Lat., 93= 16' 01" W. Long. Transmitter RCA, antenna RCA. Legal counsel Norman E. Joegensen. Washington. Consulting engineer John Creutz, Washington. Principals include President and Treasurer Clarence T. Hagman (25%). Vice President Herman J. Lange (25%), Vice President George E. Lau (25%) and Secretary-Treasurer Clarence W. Levy (25%). JACKSON, Miss.— Rebel Bcstg. Co. of Mississippi (WRBC), UHF Ch. 47 (668-674 mo; ERP 92.2 kw visual. 46.1 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 312 ft., above ground 330 ft. Estimated construction cost $201,000. first year operating cost S180.000, revenue $180,000. Post Office address: P.O. Box 986. Jackson 5, Miss. Studio location: 125 S. Lamar St. Transmitter location: U. S. Highway 51, 1.5 mi. North of Jackson. Geographic coordinates: 32° 23' C3" N. Lat., 90= 09' 25" W. Long. Transmitter DuMont, antenna RCA, studio equipment DuMont. Legal counsel Prince, Taylor & Crampton, Washington. Consulting engineer Mcintosh & Inglis, Washington. Principals include President T. E. Wright (32.5%). Vice President W. B. McCarty (20.9%), Secretarv-Treasurer J. W. earlier (7.5%), W. B. McCarty Jr. (6.3%), Jane Brown McCarty Furr (6.3^1, Betty McCarty Edwards (6.3%) and Mrs. Lucy Lacy (7.5%). * CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.— Hirsch Bcstg. Co. (KFVS), VHF Ch. 12 (204210 mo; ERP 28.5 kw visual. 14.25 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 500 ft., above ground 583 ft. Estimated construction cost S163.260, first year operating cost S147.780, revenue S180.099. Post Office address P. O. Box 275. Cape Girardeau. Studio and transmitter location 324 Broadway. Geographic coordinates 37° 18' 25" N. Lat., 89° 31' 22" W. Long. Transmitter DuMont, antenna RCA. Legal counsel George O. Sutton. Washington. Consulting engineer Oscar C. Hirsch, Cape Girardeau. Principal owner is President Oscar C. Hirsch (98.66%). f CLAYTON, Mo. — The Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod (KFUO), UHF Ch. 30 (566-572 mo; ERP 173.5 kw visual. 90.4 kw aural: antenna height above average terrain 579 ft., above ground 536 ft. Estimated construction cost $590,158. first year operating cost $421,219; station to be non-commercial. Post Office address: 210 North Broadway. St. Louis, Mo. Studio and transmitter location: 801 DeMun Ave. Geographic coordinates: 38° 38' 14" N. Lat., 90° 18' 48" W. Long. Transmitter GE, antenna GE. Legal counsel Cummings, Stanley. Truitt & Cross, Washington. Consulting engineer George E. Gautney, Washington. Principals include President Rev. J. W. Behnken, D.D.. First Vice President Rev. H. Herms, D.D.. Second Vice President Rev. F. A. Hertwig, D.D.. and Third Vice President Rev. Walter F. Lichtsinn, D.D. Applicant is owned by The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod. (Continued on page 60) Those Rabid Fans REPUBLICAN National Convention did not deter the rabid sports fan from his interest in his favorite subject. As evidence that the GOP fireworks did not corral all the TV viewers, WOR-TV New York reported that Sports Page, a quiz program, pulled more than 900 letters. The show originates Wednesday night at Roosevelt Raceway between races. BROADCASTING • Telecasting July 28, 1952 • Page 57